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Book A5: Zahhak’s Tyranny and the Uprising of Kaveh

12 panels for this book, in story order. Tap a panel to see it large with the couplets it illustrates.

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The Cooks Spare One YouthA5.1 · The Evil Customs of ZahhakThe Cooks Spare One YouthZahhak Wakes Screaming from His DreamA5.2 · Zahhak Dreams of FereydoonZahhak Wakes Screaming from His DreamZahhak Falls Before Zirak's ProphecyA5.2 · Zahhak Dreams of FereydoonZahhak Falls Before Zirak's ProphecyFaranak Entrusts Her Son to the HerdsmanA5.3 · The Birth of FereydoonFaranak Entrusts Her Son to the HerdsmanKaveh Tears Zahhak's ScrollA5.5 · Zahhak and Kaveh the BlacksmithKaveh Tears Zahhak's ScrollKaveh Raises His Apron on a SpearA5.5 · Zahhak and Kaveh the BlacksmithKaveh Raises His Apron on a SpearFereydoon Rides into the ArvandA5.6 · Fereydoon Battles ZahhakFereydoon Rides into the ArvandJamshid's Daughters Brought Before FereydoonA5.7 · Fereydoon Sees the Daughters of JamshidJamshid's Daughters Brought Before FereydoonZahhak Rages at Kundrav's ReportA5.8 · Fereydoon and the Minister of ZahhakZahhak Rages at Kundrav's ReportThe City Rises Against ZahhakA5.9 · Fereydoon Binds ZahhakThe City Rises Against ZahhakFereydoon Strikes Zahhak's HelmetA5.9 · Fereydoon Binds ZahhakFereydoon Strikes Zahhak's HelmetZahhak Chained in the Cave of DamavandA5.9 · Fereydoon Binds ZahhakZahhak Chained in the Cave of Damavand
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